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IN MESOPOTAMIA

BY MARTIN SWAYNE

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

HODDER AND STOUGHTON

LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO

MCMXVII

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY

THE SPORTING INSTINCT

CUPID GOES NORTH

HODDER AND STOUGHTON

CONTENTS

PAGE I THE GATEWAY OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN 1

II BASRA 19

III THE SICK AND WOUNDED 37

IV HEAT-STROKE 51

V MIRAGE 61

VI THE DAY'S WORK 71

VII THE NARROWS 85

VIII AMARA 101

IX ARABIAN COMEDY 121

X THE BATTLE OF THE BUND 131

XI EDEN REVISITED 159

ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Garden of Eden, Kurna. Frontispiece

Towing on the Tigris. 9